It's officially Big Ears Festival, that special time of year when people from all over the world arrive in Knoxville for a ...

Big Ears Festival is taking over downtown Knoxville this weekend, with people coming from all over the world to visit. Here's ...

The "secret sauce" of Big Ears is the city that hosts it, said festival founder and Knoxville native Ashley Capps, who's made it a tradition to invite those who make the festival possible to the ...

As the Big Ears Festival has grown from around 25 artists in 2009 to nearly 200 sets in 2025, the vision of founder Ashley ...

Back in 2009, Big Ears was dreamed up by Ashley Capps, a Knoxville-bred concert promoter who also co-founded Bonnaroo, one of ...

There was something for everyone at Big Ears Festival 2025, from Les Claypool's Bastard Jazz to a new trio ft banjo extraordinaire Béla Fleck.

Big Ears Festival returns to downtown Knoxville, featuring unique cross-cultural collaborations and drawing a global audience ...

Downtown Knoxville pulsed with energy as Big Ears Festival 2025 welcomed over 7,500 passionate music lovers for a long ...

"I don't think I could describe (Big Ears Festival) further, the exhilaration," Mike Yaeger said. "It's like a muse, or maybe ...

Urmila Seshagiri, who teaches the course, uses the Big Ears Festival as part of a unique cultural studies course.

“Our merchants are excited, our restaurants are staffed and ready to go. They really try and engage thinking about some of ...